HENRYVILLE - Crowder, Charles E. Sr., 74, passed away at 7 p.m. Friday, September 2, 2011 at Kindred in Sellersburg, IN.
Charles was born on April 29, 1937 in French Lick, IN to James E. and Ruth Marie (Byers) Crowder.
Charles retired from Dupont in 1996. He was a member of the Henryville Masonic Lodge #651 and the Sellersburg Moose Lodge #1757. He was a member of the Louisville Bats Diamond Club, was a season ticket holder, and enjoyed going to all their games and watching them play. One of Charles' favorite pastimes was working crosswords puzzles.
Survivors include his wife and best friend Judy (Glotzbach); his children, Steve, Mike, David, Lisa, Jay, Brian and Connie; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Duane, James and Vance; sisters, Doris, Margie and Carolyn; sister-in-law, Vernita, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Cremation has been entrusted to Adams Funeral Home in Henryville.
Memorial donations may be given to Crusade for Children, St. Jude's, or Kosair Children's Hospital c/o Adams Funeral Homes & Crematory, 209 S. Ferguson St., Henryville, IN 47126. Online condolences may be given to the family at www.adamsfuneralhomeonline.com